Welcome to Blackpast

BlackPast - African American and Global African History

Welcome to BlackPast

This 6,000 page reference center is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

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Yuri Kochiyama (1921-2014)
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Emancipation Day (August 4th)
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Hank Ballard and the Midnighters (1950-1965); (Hank Ballard 1927-2003)
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Republic of New Africa (1968- )

Explore Global African History

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Shaka Zulu (1787-1828)
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Aubrey Drake Graham (1986- )
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Nathaniel Wells (1779 – 1852)
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Fela Kuti (1938-1997)

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

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Slavery and Freedom on a Canadian Shore: Africa’s Children in Nova Scotia, 1750-2009
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Dating Harriet Jacobs: Why Birthdates Matter to Historians
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Collecting African American Art: From the Harlem Renaissance to the Obama Era
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Patient Zero: Thomas Eric Duncan and the Ebola Crisis in West Africa and the United States

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators